“Three people with ties to town officials have been approved to fill open government jobs ranging from $80,000 to $145,000 in annual salary.

A local Republican immediately said the moves reeked of patronage and nepotism.

“It is obvious that they did not perform a true candidate search to fill these positions, but instead hired friends, and family members as a continuation of the nepotism policy that has been prevalent in Ramapo for many years.” said William Weber, a past candidate for supervisor. [Read more…]